GREENTOWN, Ind -  Indiana Wesleyan women's tennis had a late night, finishing at 9:30PM in an epic 4-3 thriller against No. 19-ranked Holy Cross. It came down to a third set tie-break win by Maria Way at No. 5 singles. The Wildcats started out strong with a win at No. 1 doubles by Munoz/Antezana against Holy Cross's top-five ranked doubles team, 6-4. No. 3 doubles Parr/Snider helped clinch the doubles point with a 6-3 win.  

In singles, Barger won easily at No. 4 singles to put the Wildcats up 2-0. Munoz won at No. 1 singles to put IWU up 3-0. That is when things started to tighten up. Holy Cross came storming back with wins at No. 2, 3, and 6 singles to tie the match at 3 all. Way won the first set 6-2 before losing the second set 6-0. She got down 4-1 in the third before starting her epic comeback. At 6-6 and all the teams standing on the next court, Maria played a stellar tiebreaker and clinched the match for the Wildcats 4-3. 


 

MATCH VITALS

 

• Match Score: IWU def. HC, 4-3
• Records: IWU 21-4 | HC 5-2
• Location: Greentown, Ind. | Howard County Indoor Tennis Center
• NAIA Top 25 Ranking: IWU - #18 | HC - #19

MATCH DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: France Antezana/Sofia Munoz (IWU) def. Carvalho-Landell/Martinez (HC) 6-4
• No. 2: Breann Barger/Maria Way (IWU) vs. Beer/Savvidou (HC) 6-6 DNF
• No. 3: Ellie Snider/Katie Parr (IWU) def. Sanchez/Lopez (HC) 6-2

 

MATCH SINGLES

 

• No. 1: Sofia Munoz (IWU) def. Savvidou (HC) 7-5, 6-0
• No. 2: Sanchez (HC) def. France Antezana (IWU) 7-5, 6-0
• No 3: Carvalho-Landell (HC) def. Ellie Snider (IWU) 6-4, 7-5
• No 4: Breann Barger (IWU) def. Martinez (HC) 6-3, 6-2
• No 5: Maria Way (IWU) def. Lopez (HC) 6-2, 0-6, 7-6
• No 6: Maillotte (HC) def. Katie Parr (IWU) 6-2, 6-2

GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE

 

• "This was a playoff atmosphere today and both teams competed so well!" said James Gleghorn, Head Tennis Coach. "It could've easily gone their way, but we found a way to win. So proud of the doubles and Maria showing huge heart in coming back and winning the match."

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• The Wildcats will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday against Lourdes at 1:00PM at Marion High School.

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